2025 Irish Georgian Society Conservation Grant Programme Now Open…

The Irish Georgian Society is inviting applications for its Conservation Grants Programme 2025 with submissions accepted until Wednesday 19th February 2025. A total of €45,000 will be available which will comprise €27,000 in grants from the Niall Smith Conservation Grants Read More …

Happy New Year! and if you’re looking for an architect in 2025…

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It’s a wrap on the filming at the Lighthouse keepers cottage… #Conservation #Restoration

THIS POST gives information on the forthcoming film where one of our restoration projects was used as a location. Well the filming has been wrapped up and I went back when it was all over to take a few additional Read More …

The magic of film takes over in this Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage Restoration in Co. Mayo Ireland

The faithful reader will have seen the ongoing restoration work we’ve been undertaking at Ballyglass Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage in Belmullet, Co. Mayo. Well my work here (for a while is ending) where we now have the cast iron gutters, spike Read More …

YT giving guided tours of our #Conservation work at #Ballyglass #Lighthouse #Keepers #Cottage Sat 8th Oct #ArchitectureAtTheEdge

I’m very pleased to be giving guided tours of the work we are undertaking at Ballyglass Lighthouse keepers in Belmullet as part of the Architecture at the Edge Festival on ‘Repair’ For more details & to book a slot (I’m Read More …

All the projects. In one blog post. 1-90+

I’ve been thinking about the projects I’ve undertaken since moving to Ireland and this post is to document all of them. A few points to note: I’ve done my best with the sequence but it’s easy to lose track so Read More …

Completed photos of this #Lockdown project of thatch cottage restoration & extension in Co. Fingal

Another lockdown project reaches completion (this was a little while ago but took a while to get the photographs together). Below, therefore, is a slideshow of photos of this restoration and extension to a Protected structure/thatched cottage in County Fingal. Read More …

Notification of Planning Permission on this contemporary Irish cottage extension

Just received notification that planning has been granted on this design in County Mayo. Straight through. No request for Further Information!

Getting ready for planning on this contemporary extension to Irish Cottage

Currently getting everything together on this contemporary rear extension to a traditional 3 room Irish cottage. the project includes the full refurbishment of the existing property: I’ve also been messing about with some new software that gives a better idea Read More …

Planning granted on this deep retrofit & contemporary #extension in #Mayo

Just received notification that planning has been granted on this deep retro fit to a bungalow bliss house and contemporary extension in County Mayo: